Britain Reserve Right to Intervene Over Benton Death
In the House of Commons Sir Edward Grey outlines Britain's stance on Mexico over the Benton death. He states no immediate action will be taken unless US efforts fail, then Britain reserves the right to seek reparation. He condemns delays and suggests Mexican officials may conceal the truth. Communications with the United States continue.
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London
Juarez
William S. Benton
House of Commons
Edward Grey
Edward
Great Britain
United States
British Isles
Cagranza
England
Benton
Ranchman
William Ss. Benton
Mexico
Home Rule Debate for Monday Next in Commons
Premier Asquith announced that the second reading of the Home Rule for Ireland bills will be debated next Monday in the House of Commons and he will then make his promised statement on concessions to Ulster.
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London
Mar
House of Commons
Asquith
Ulster
Deportation of Strikers Confirmed by House Vote
Capetown South Africa March 2. The house of assembly accepted an indemnity bill clause by 72 to 15 confirming the deportation recently of nine labor leaders tied to the general strike. The action follows ongoing labor unrest and government measures in Capetown.
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Capetown
S. A
House of Assembly
Brothers killed in Lyons experimental monoplane crash
Pierre and Gabriel Salviez, brothers, were killed in Lyons during an experimental flight in their self invented all metal monoplane when the left wing failed.
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Lyons
France
Pierre and
Gabriel Salviez
Miners Drown in German Mine Disaster
Brussels reports seven coal miners drowned at Bracquegnies mine when an underground stream burst into two galleries. A ganger signaled danger and hundreds fled to the surface, but seven workers trapped far from the shaft were overwhelmed by the flood.
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Brussels
Mar
Bracquegnies
Fielding Brothers Arrested Aboard Matsonia
J C and J F Fielding brothers of Montreal were arrested on the Matsonia bound from San Francisco to Honolulu and the Orient on a charge of fraudulently obtaining 4800 dollars from the Continental and Commercial bank of Chicago, via wireless message received yesterday.
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Chicago
J. C
Montreal
Canada
Matsonia
San Francisco
Honolulu
Orient
Continental and Commercial Bank of Chicago
City council approves Medicine Hat Pure Ice agreement
The council approved an agreement with the Medicine Hat Pure Ice Company to build an artificial ice plant with 25 tons daily capacity, a 100000 cubic feet cold storage, a six sheet curling rink, and a skating rink for 1000 spectators. Land and payments span ten years, with rate caps tied to government rates and a $5000 deposit until $20000 in buildings are expended. Nearby East Gwillimbury reports a fire destroying the township clerk’s office and residence, with losses around 1500.
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Medicine Hat Pure Tce Company
Esplanade
Third, Avenue
Collier and
Boyd
Rand
Settlement of the Home Rule Issue in England and Ireland
London reports a rapid shift toward a compromise with Ulster after the compromise bill. The cabinet agreed concessions for Ulster and a conference with John Redmond at Lloyd George’s residence. An anti home rule campaign appeals to Englishmen to uphold royal forces in Ulster signed by notable figures including Kipling. Prediction of a general election soon after passage, affecting Welsh disestablishment and plural voting.
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London
Ulster
John “Redmond
Mr. Lloyd-George
Lord Crewe
Edward Grey
Commons
Conaure
Oday
England
Earl Roberts
Lord Aldenhem
Lord Balfour of
Burleigh
Lord Desborough
Lord Lovat
Viscount of Halifax
Viscount Milner
Duke of Portland
Dean
Canterbury
Sir William Ramsey
Rudyard Kipling
Lloyd-George
Bank shares earn despite anxious year says MacKenzie
London March 8 Manager H. B and B. MacKenzie from Montreal addressed Bank of British North America shareholders. He said the prior year brought anxiety yet permitted profits as banks reported rising earnings across the Dominion. He warned against overexpansion as Canada remains a borrower and urged a period of quiet adjustment. Directors’ report was unanimously adopted.
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London
H. B&b. MacKenzie
Montreal
Bank of British North America
Dominion
Canada
MacKenzie
Bowland Youth Guilty of Unauthorized Dentistry Practice
Co. H. Nelson of Bowland appeared before Inspector Sheebotham at the local R N W M P barracks this morning charged with practicing dentistry without a license. He was found guilty and fined 50 dollars and costs after claiming he qualified at the Chicago College of Dentistry and sought an Alberta license but had not yet obtained it. The inspector rejected this defense, upholding the law.
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H. Nelson
Bowsland
Sheebotham
Nelson
Chicago College of Dentistry
Alberta
Little Daughter of Mr F F Goodison Drowned
Marion Goodison, nearly three, died after falling into a cesspool under construction at the family’s Redcliff home. Found alive ten minutes later she died despite efforts. Her birthday party had been planned for today. Mr Goodison is manager of Red Cliff Rolling Mills. Friends from Medicine Hat went to Redcliff to comfort the bereaved family.
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Redcliff
Marion
Mr. Goodison
Sir George Ross Unconscious as Health Fades
Toronto report states Sir George Ross remains weak and unconscious most hours. doctors fear a rapid decline and say only hours remain before the end.
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George Ross
Toronto
Mar
Major Stephens Enters Montreal Mayoral Race
Major Stephens former harbor commission chairman announced he is running for mayor of Montreal. He arrived in Montreal and met with a 150 member committee led by Sir Thomas Shaughnessy and Senator Dandurand to plan a heated campaign against Mederic Martin.
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Montreal
Major Stephens
Baldwin flour mill destroyed by fire in Moorehead Minn
The Dwight M Bald win flour mill in Moorehead Minnesota burned this afternoon causing $200000 in damage. The blaze started from a hot box. The site housed forty thousand bushels of wheat in the elevator and five thousand barrels of flour in the mill.
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Moorehead
Minn
Dwight M. Baldwin
Leading Calgary Man Accused Of Gavel Treatment By Wife
Quebec report notes Joseph A. Tessier deputy speaker sworn in as Gouin government minister of roads and due to seek re election for Three Rivers with nomination set for the 11th. In a second item Joseph Berthiaume a farmer near the city is found dead in bed at age 49.
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Calgary
Quebec
Joseph A. Tessier
Gouin
Three Rivers
Joseph Berthiaume
Builders Advocate Universal Compensations and Local Rules
Alberta builders exchanges push for compulsory compensation for all workers funded by universal employer insurance. They urge by laws for building permits, exam requirements, and open shop support. The committee supports local construction pledges and sub contractor membership.
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Alberta Association of Builders’ Exchanges
Board of Trade
Builders’ Exchange
Builders Adopt Sale of Wages For Coming Year
The Alberta Association of Builders' Exchanges adopted a wage scale for 1914 with raises for plumbers electricians and stone masons. Key rates: bricklayers 70 cents carpenters 50 cents electricians 62.5 cents plumbers 62.5 cents stone masons 70 cents painters 50 cents lathers 3.00 per thousand. Also notes ads for property: lots for sale in Central Park Norwood and Esplanade with down payments and yearly installments through two years.
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Alberta Association of Builders’ Exchanges
Lethbridge
Central Park
H.C Pettet & Co
Hull Block
Norwood
H. C. Pettet & Co
Provincial Government Plans for Medicine Hat 1913 1914
Hon. C. R. Mitchell outlines 1913 achievements in Medicine Hat riding, including over a dozen bridges and ongoing trunk road extensions. For 1914 the plan calls for extending the Lethbridge Bow Island trunk road east via Winnifred Whitla Seven Persons and enhancing the Seven Persons Medicine Hat link, plus more roads south of Winnifred toward Badwater Lake and new CPR railway points. Also planned are continued trunk road work from Medicine Hat to Carlstadt through Tilley Brook and Bassano to Gleichen, plus major telephone wiring changes tied to a new hilltop exchange building. Mitchell expects satisfactory years in both 1913 and 1914.
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C. R. Mitchell
New York
Nelson Spencer
Spencer
Mitchell
Department of Public Works
Lethbridge
Bow Island
Winnifred
Whitla
Seven Persons
Medicine Hat
Badwater Lake
Lethbridge-Weyburn
Carlstadt
Tilley, Brooks
Bassano
Gleichen
Calgary
Central Exchange Office
Millionaire Jacques Alleges Brutal Married Life
Edith Jacques sues in supreme court for custody of their son and alimony amid claims of constant abuse by husband Leonard Jacques a Calgary real estate broker and capitalist. She describes being awoken in early hours, forced to seek protection from neighbors, and enduring threats and violence since their 1912 marriage. The suit seeks custody, maintenance for the child, costs, and other relief.
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Calgary
Mar
Leonard Jacques
Edith Jacques
Sait
Supreme Court
Leonard
Edith
Hfe
Snowstorm paralyzes Geneva and New York transit
Geneva New York experiences a historic snowstorm with six feet of snow reported in the city and business district. Interurban trolley service is badly crippled as the region endures a severe wintry siege described as the worst in many years.
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New York State
Geneva
N.Y
Wilsons First Year As President Marked By Rapid Reforms
President Wilson completes one year in office with a busy agenda including tariff revision and an early call for a special session. The Underwood tariff with income tax advances through House May and Senate September, signaling a Democratic-leaning agenda and momentum for currency reform.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
House
Senate
Democratic Party
Vpath
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Queensville
Ont
East Gwillimbury
A. McKenzie
Toronto and York
Mount Albert Telephone Company
Bowland Man
States
O.R. Mitchell
Tessier
Parmer
George Doughty
Great Grimsby
Ai. Va
A ‘Wx
Mre
Rastigat
Ain
Jacques
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